i've been ogling a bunch of different tutorials and patterns online for making mittens out of recycled wool sweaters. i love these fleece ones from makeitandloveit. craftbits.com has a nice tutorial also. studio5 has a video and pattern for a wool mitten with a fleece lining. a blog i can spend hours on for many, many recycled sweater projects is resweater. i get so inspired by all the ideas! my head is spinning!
so, after all my looking i decided to trace my hand and get some mittens started! i plan to make a bunch for gifts this holiday season.
the sweater i grabbed to experiment on is 79% silk 10% nylon 8% cashmere 2% wool and 1% spandex. the tag reads 'hand wash cold, dry flat' but i washed it in hot, dried it in the dryer, and it came out looking exactly like it did before...hmmm...
i already used the sleeves to make some cozy pants for sprout but the whole body was just waiting for an inspiration to resurrect it!
so, after all my looking i decided to trace my hand and get some mittens started! i plan to make a bunch for gifts this holiday season.
the sweater i grabbed to experiment on is 79% silk 10% nylon 8% cashmere 2% wool and 1% spandex. the tag reads 'hand wash cold, dry flat' but i washed it in hot, dried it in the dryer, and it came out looking exactly like it did before...hmmm...
i already used the sleeves to make some cozy pants for sprout but the whole body was just waiting for an inspiration to resurrect it!
here are the mittens:
time for hot fall drinks and bonfires!
Thanks for the nice words! If you want a sweater to felt, You need at least 65% animal fiber content (wool, cashmere, angora, etc.), though the closer to 100% the better. Your sweater was only 10% animal fiber. Your mittens turned out cute though, and I bet they are super soft!
ReplyDeletei guess i just thought something would happen since the tag said that! hehe! thanks for visiting my blog!!! :)
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